USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 26. LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter : Chapter 26-A. PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DISPLACED WORKERS (HEADING. PL 1999, c. 506, @1 (new))
Title 26 - §2061. Program created
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Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 26-A: PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DISPLACED WORKERS (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 506, @1 (new))
§2061. Program created
The Peer Support Program for Displaced Workers is created within the department to provide advocacy and information for workers
displaced by significant layoffs. The program may initiate one or more projects to assist employees as provided in this chapter
and as resources permit. The department is authorized to use any available resources or to apply for federal grants to implement
this chapter. Any funds appropriated by the Legislature for a pilot program or this program may not lapse but must be carried
forward.
[1999, c. 506, §1 (new); §3 (aff).]
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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Title 26 - §2062. Peer Support Projects
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Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 26-A: PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DISPLACED WORKERS (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 506, @1 (new))
§2062. Peer Support Projects
1. Initiation of project. When 100 or more employees of a single employer are laid off, the department shall initiate a peer support project to assist
the affected employees. The department may initiate a project when 50 or more employees are laid off if the bureau determines
that a peer support project is warranted, after considering the particular needs of the affected workforce and the affected
communities.
[1999, c. 506, §1 (new); §3 (aff).]
2. Employment and role of peer support workers. For each project, the department shall employ one or more peer support workers who must be displaced nonmanagerial employees
from the affected workforce. The department shall attempt in all cases to hire one peer support worker for each 50 affected
employees and to hire at least 2 peer support workers for each project. A peer support worker shall serve as a worker advocate
and an information source connecting the affected workers and the State's workforce development programs. The peer support
worker shall use the resources of local employment assistance programs as well as state programs. The department shall collaborate
with employee representatives in hiring and overseeing peer support workers. The department shall ensure that peer support
workers have an opportunity to receive training and to work as a team even if they are geographically dispersed.
[1999, c. 506, §1 (new); §3 (aff).]
3. Duration of project. The department shall determine the duration of each project, taking into consideration the size, scope and nature of the
layoff and the period of time over which the layoffs occur.
[1999, c. 506, §1 (new); §3 (aff).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
